Janus had not returned by the time they finished, but
came in about half an hour later. He had the blanket and the handle of
the frying-pan that Tommy had dropped. He said that was all there was
left of the frying-pan. He thought the handle might be useful
somewhere, so had brought it back with him.
"I suggest that we take the handle home and frame it. We might give it
to Tommy as a souvenir," suggested Harriet.
"Never mind. I've thouvenirth enough as it ith. I've got thouvenirth
all over my perthon," declared Tommy.
"You may have more before the day is done," chuckled Jane, pointing to
the heights that they were to climb that day. Tommy eyed them askance.
She did not fancy what was before her, but with a sigh of resignation
went about getting her pack ready for starting. The other girls were
now doing the same, Janus passing on the packs after they had been made
ready. To have a pack come open while climbing a steep mountain would
mean the loss of almost everything in that pack. But the danger of
this was not so great now as though the luggage were being carried on
pack horses.
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